Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Governance Issues: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (Resumed)
Mr. Darragh O'Loughlin:
We have had some staff turnover but all organisations have staff turnover. We are in an environment and economy with full employment. I am very comforted by the fact that when people leave the IHRB and we advertise the positions, we get between five and eight highly qualified people who are keen to come and work with us. With regard to any position that becomes available in the IHRB, we are seen as a high-quality employer and we are getting good applicants to take the positions. A bit of turnover in staff, as Senator Daly knows, is a good thing because we get new ideas, new approaches and fresh energy into the organisation.